Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Canada | 2024 | 19 min. | Amanda Strong (Red River Michif/Métis)

This animated adaptation of the short story “Wheetago War” by Richard Van Camp (Tlicho Dene) takes place two lifetimes from now when the world hangs in balance.

  • Director: Amanda Strong (Red River Michif/Métis)
  • Principal Cast: Paulina Alexis, Tantoo Cardinal, Art Napoleon
  • Country: Canada
  • Year: 2024
  • Running Time: 19 min.
  • Producer: Amanda Strong, Nina Werewka, Maral Mohammadian
  • Screenplay: Amanda Strong, Richard Van Camp, Bracken Hanuse Corlett
  • Cinematographers: Dean Holmes
  • Editors: Amanda Strong, Michael Bourquin
  • Music: Edo van Breemen
  • Website: Official Film Website
  • Language: English, Dene
  • Has Subtitles: Yes
  • Format: DCP

This film is playing as a part of Medicine Circle: Indigenous Stories of Return

This selection of short, Indigenous-made films exemplifies the stunning fortitude and vibrant visions born of communities from around the snowy northern regions of the world.

*Streaming In My Hand restricted to audiences in WA State.

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